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Desk-gear glossary

Color temperature
How warm or cool white light looks, measured in kelvin (K): lower is warmer, higher is cooler.
Desk lighting LED Screen Light Bar for Monitors Pro Limited Edition
CRI (color rendering index)
A 0 to 100 score for how true colors look under a light; higher is better.
Desk lighting Studio desk stand
DisplayPort Alt Mode
A USB-C mode that carries a DisplayPort video signal, so one USB-C port can drive a monitor.
Desk power 128K Classic-Style Docking Station
Docking station
A hub that connects a laptop to monitors, USB devices, network and power through one cable.
Desk power 128K Classic-Style Docking Station
DSP (digital signal processing)
Processing of sound as digital data, used in speakers to tune, split and protect the signal.
Desk audio Mars Pro Bluetooth Speaker
E-Ink
Electronic paper that shows an image by reflecting room light instead of glowing.
How buying works Color E-Ink Canvas
GaN charger
A charger built with gallium nitride instead of silicon, which lets it be smaller for the same power.
Desk power Alpha65 GaN 65W Charger
Gasket mount
A build where the switch plate floats on soft gaskets inside the case instead of being screwed to it.
Mechanical keyboards Air75 V3 Low-Profile Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
Hot-swappable switches
Switches that pull out of the board and can be replaced without soldering.
Mechanical keyboards Air75 V2 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
Low-profile mechanical keyboard
A mechanical keyboard with shorter switches and keycaps, so it sits much closer to the desk.
Mechanical keyboards Air75 V3 Low-Profile Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
Monitor light bar
A lamp that sits on top of a monitor and aims its light down at the desk, away from the screen.
Desk lighting LED Screen Light Bar for Monitors Pro Limited Edition
Monitor viewing distance
How far your eyes are from the screen; OSHA prefers 20 to 40 inches (50 to 100 cm).
Monitors 3-Level Adjustable Metal Mesh Monitor Riser Stand
Passive bass radiator
An unpowered speaker cone that moves with the air inside a speaker to extend the bass.
Desk audio Mars Pro Bluetooth Speaker
Polling rate
How often a keyboard or mouse reports to the computer each second, measured in hertz (Hz).
Mechanical keyboards Air75 V2 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
POM stem
A switch stem made of POM (polyoxymethylene), a stiff, low-friction plastic.
Mechanical keyboards Block Retro Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
QMK and VIA
QMK is open-source keyboard firmware; VIA is an app that remaps a QMK keyboard without rebuilding the firmware.
Mechanical keyboards Air75 V2 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
Task lighting
A light aimed at the work surface rather than the whole room.
Desk lighting LED Screen Light Bar for Monitors Pro Limited Edition
TKL (tenkeyless)
A keyboard layout that keeps the full main block, arrows and navigation keys but drops the number pad.
Mechanical keyboards Retro 87 Mechanical Keyboard
USB Power Delivery (USB PD)
The USB standard for charging over USB-C; Revision 3.1 raised the ceiling from 100W to 240W.
Desk power Alpha65 GaN 65W Charger
Vertical mouse
A mouse shaped so your hand rests on its side, in a handshake position, instead of flat.
How buying works EM11 NL & EM05 NL Ergonomic Mouse
2.4G receiver
A small USB dongle that links a wireless keyboard or mouse to a computer over the 2.4 GHz radio band.
Mechanical keyboards Air75 V2 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
75% layout
A compact layout between 60% and TKL that squeezes the arrows and a short column of navigation keys against the main block.
Mechanical keyboards Air75 V3 Low-Profile Wireless Mechanical Keyboard

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